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How Can Massage Therapy Support Scar Tissue Healing after Breast Reduction: My Experience

July 21, 2024

Gender Affirming Care, Massage

Did you know that breast reduction surgeries are very common in Canada? They also boast a high satisfaction rate of 97% (Edgar, 2024)! Breast reductions are typically done for people …

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What is Walk and Talk Therapy?

Walk and Talk therapy is talk therapy conducted while walking outside and connecting with nature rather than being inside the office or home environment. Combining mindfulness-based physical activity (walking) with…

Prenatal and Postpartum Physiotherapy at CAYA

Pregnancy is an extraordinary journey, but it’s also a time when a person’s body undergoes significant changes. Prenatal and postpartum physiotherapy focuses on helping individuals navigate these transformations both during…

Acupuncture and Gender-Affirming Care

Have you ever wondered how acupuncture could support your gender-affirming care journey? Acupuncture is a traditional and time-tested medicine that treats the whole person by addressing their total health on a…

Queer Sex Ed 101

Despite recent progress in sex education, there is still significant growth and development needed. Currently, the quality of sex education for young people in Canada varies wildly. Each province has…

5 Non-Diet New Year’s Resolutions

“New Year, New You”. It’s everywhere – on our social media feeds, in news articles, advertisements on the bus, and at the water cooler at work. We can’t seem to…

Navigating Holiday Stress: Strategies for Coping with Grief, Expectations, and Feeling Overwhelmed

The holiday season is often perceived as a time of joy and celebration but it can also prompt feelings of stress and anxiety. Balancing numerous responsibilities, expectations, and social commitments…

Understanding HPV, Cervical Cancer, and Prevention: What you need to know!

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that primarily spreads through skin-to-skin sexual contact, causing various health concerns. What do you know about HPV? Maybe you have it, maybe you…

Navigating the Menopausal Transition: Why Menopause Matters

What did you learn about menopause growing up? Hot flashes and moodiness? That’s all that we learned as well! Menopause is not talked about enough and yet, over half of…

How Do Benefits Work and How to Use them?

Navigating Your Employee and Student Benefits with CAYA Health Centre! Use them before they run out! CAYA Health Centre is a multidisciplinary medical and allied health clinic located in Vancouver,…

Postpartum Nutrition and the New Parent

Welcoming a new baby into the world can be a joyous, overwhelming, and transformative experience for parents! In the whirlwind of caring for a newborn, it can be difficult to…

Anxious about Seeing the Doctor?

Are you feeling nervous or anxious about your upcoming healthcare appointment? We’re here to help! CAYA Health Centre is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. We are a multidisciplinary medical and…

From Worry to Wellness: Understanding and Coping with Health Anxiety

At one time or another, each of us has worried about our health or felt anxious about the physical symptoms we were experiencing. Most of the time, those worries are…

What is Massage Therapy? (and will I benefit from it?)

A massage is a therapeutic technique that involves applying pressure, tension, or vibration to the muscles, connective tissues, tendons, and ligaments of the body. The goal of massage is to…

Understanding Chronic and Sexual Pain: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Your guide to understanding chronic and sexual pain. Pain is an unpleasant and overwhelming sensory experience that affects millions of people worldwide, both physically and emotionally. While it often serves…

Pessary Fitting & Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Do you have a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic floor, or have been told by your doctor that you have a prolapse? Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the pelvic…

Why is boundary setting important and why is it so hard?

Setting boundaries is a powerful tool that allows us to establish limits, prioritize our needs, and maintain healthy relationships. However, setting boundaries can be challenging for many of us. “I…

Pride Month and 2SLGBTQ+ Healthcare: Promoting Equality and Inclusion

As we celebrate Pride Month, it is important to reflect on the challenges faced by the 2SLGBTQ+ community when accessing healthcare. In British Columbia and other regions, there are significant…

What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your First Therapy Session?

If you’ve booked your first therapy appointment, congratulations! This can be a huge first step towards taking care of your mental health and well-being. At the same time, feeling nervous…

Women’s Health in BC: What is the Gender Gap?

Did you know that there is a gender gap in health care? This means that men and women do not always have the same access to healthcare services. Unfortunately, women…

What is diet culture, and do I need to break up with it?

What is diet culture? Diet culture is a deep-rooted system of beliefs that permeates our culture and society; it is the belief that thinness equals health and superiority. Diet culture…

Advocating for Yourself: In Compensation and in Health

Stephanie and Veronica, the founders of CAYA Health Centre, sat down with Jillian and Sophie from The Thoughtful Co to discuss inequities in compensation and inequities within the healthcare system…

All About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is among the many conditions that are underdiagnosed and dismissed for women. The current estimate is ~10% of women have PCOS, but because it is so…

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Trauma-Informed care (TIC) is a strengths-based, person-centred approach to healthcare that recognizes the impact of trauma on individuals and communities. Trauma has many forms and can be experienced differently across…